Louise Hollingsworth

...approved the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 and the Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure for Statutory Officers Policy, and approved the Managing Sickness Absence Policy, Hybrid Working Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Organisational Change Policy, and the Change Toolkit.

...approved the recommendations for the Work Programme for the meeting on Monday 16 February 2026, which included reviewing the External Audit's Audit Findings Report for 2024/25, the Statement of Accounts for 2024/25, Treasury Management updates, a summary of the debt management framework and write-offs, and an update on the appointment of an Independent Person for the Audit Committee.

... recommended that Gwilym (Tom) Davies be appointed as Audit Independent Person for a period of one year, with the option for extension.

... approved the Council's 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and granted delegated authority to the S151 Officer and Chair of Audit Committee to approve any additional final amendments required.